The new center is nearly three times larger than the old one.
It also holds a lot more, including the cancer institute's "breast center," an imaging center, chemotherapy areas, and eventually the radiation oncology department.

"As a patient here it means we'll have more space. It means we won't be waiting 2.5 hours for a chemo chair to start chemotherapy. It means we'll have more room to do research and help find that cure," said Robin Farley, a cancer survivor.

Administrators said the growth is a response to the number of cancer cases doctors treat each year.